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Challenge: Nightmares II (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Signs
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Tranquility, NJ
Date: Apr 19, 2009
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 800
Shutter: 50
Galleries: Emotive, Action
Date Uploaded: Apr 19, 2009

 Drowning in linear thinking. Lost in the left brain.

I made a man out of wire. Then I put him on a graph paper sea, with vegetal creatures of the deep. In order to drown him. He's still on the couch, sputtering and choking.

Hue/sat and photo filter to make the sea blue. Different curves on the vegetal creatures vs. everything else, through the miracle of masks. High ISO because I was too lazy to set up a tripod tonight. Besides, it would have been tough to get the perfect angle with a tripod.

Statistics
Place: 71 out of 95
Avg (all users): 4.9800
Avg (commenters): 7.6000
Avg (participants): 4.8500
Avg (non-participants): 5.0273
Views since voting: 873
Views during voting: 424
Votes: 150
Comments: 10
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 04/28/2009 09:52:01 PM
I love the artistry and creativeness of this image, and it has stayed with me even after the challenge ended. ...so I came by to see where it ended up. I expected it to have finished much higher. I just love the sculptures and composition. Great image and I think you were robbed!
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 04/27/2009 11:57:51 PM
"Hue/sat and photo filter to make the sea blue." WTF??? Ok this ruined it for me. Too lazy to die the freak'n paper? Have you even looked at your camera's manual? You do know there's a white balance button, right? Perhaps if you put in some effort you would have scored at least a 5.0.

Message edited by author 2009-04-28 03:58:31.
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 04/27/2009 07:38:23 PM
The twisted, agonizing sculpture alone is worth a 10. Placing the 3-dimensional man on the 2-dimensional graph paper increases the appeal. It makes me wonder if he realizes he is drowning. Maybe he is symbolic of the primitive condition of man and his limited knowledge of other dimensions. You have used the 3-dimensional creatures, entering the second dimension (or vice-versa), to cleverly tie the whole universe together. Wonderful creation.

Message edited by author 2009-04-28 00:36:31.
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 04/26/2009 08:27:21 PM
Really like the artistic work, great idea
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/22/2009 08:46:37 AM
tasteful. not sure about the graph paper though.
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 04/21/2009 09:11:15 AM
Very creative. Love the work you put into this. But I feel the lighting is fighting the image, overblown.
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 04/21/2009 02:46:06 AM
As a fan of abstract concepts, this is a perfectly executed image and exactly matches the title. A wonderful image, it evokes the fear of drowning, a primal human fear, in a provocative way. If there is any justice in the world, this will win top prize. Well done.
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 04/20/2009 05:26:07 PM
Abstract, I love it! 8
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 04/20/2009 03:06:55 PM
LOL I like your take on this one. Many won't I guess, but I do.
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 04/20/2009 09:01:46 AM
wow what a simple but effective use of graph paper, wire and the rotate tool! 7
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